Before I start… Did you know Strength Running is becoming one of the largest running blogs around thanks to you? I’m humbled!

Technorati is a site that ranks blogs and to make sure that I’m the owner of SR, I have to use this funky code: BM45BTT8MNQW. Sorry, it doesn’t work as a discount code anywhere 🙂

You can ignore this part now. Nothing to see here. Keep calm and run on!

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I’m an admitted running geek. In fact, I’m currently reading an anatomy book – for fun. Fine-tuning muscular stiffness is fascinating.

And over the years, I’ve soaked up a lot of wisdom from the world’s best coaches, runners, and trainers. All this knowledge was useful when I took the USA Track & Field coaching certification test (scoring a 96.5 #boom!).

But sometimes it comes back to bite me in the ass because I have a hard time coming up with good running questions.

How the hell do I know what questions you have about running?

I don’t have a crystal ball – but I have the next best thing: surveys. If you subscribe to SR, you know that I’m always asking for your input. Runners like you actually shape the articles and videos here so it’s exactly what you need.

My goal is to make this blog rival Runner’s World. Hey, I can dream right?

Last week I was fortunate to interview Mario Fraioli about injury prevention, how to optimize recovery after hard workouts, and the difference between soreness, fatigue, and pain.

And what makes this interview special is that I didn’t come up with a single interview question. Every topic was submitted by one of my email readers. After almost every question, Mario says, “that’s a good question!”

So indeed, this interview is for you, by you.

Mario Fraioli Discusses Injuries – And More

Mario is a collegiate cross country All-American, 2:28 marathoner, and a Senior Editor at Competitor Magazine. He’s interviewed pros like Ryan Hall and Adam Goucher, in addition to being the 2012 Costa Rican Men’s Marathon coach.